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A directory for the navigation of the pacific ocean : with descriptions of its coasts, islands, etc / A. G. Findlay

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Titre(s)
  • A directory for the navigation of the pacific ocean : with descriptions of its coasts, islands, etc / A. G. Findlay
Auteur(s)
Mention d'édition
  • [Reprod. en fac-sim.]
Editeur, producteur
  • Cambridge : New York (N.Y.) : Melbourne [etc.] : Cambridge university press, cop. 2013
Description matérielle
  • 2 vol. (XLVI-XXX-1388 p.) : carte ; 25 cm
Collection
  • Cambridge library collection Maritime exploration
ISBN
  • 978-1-10-805972-5
  • 1-10-805972-4
  • 978-1-10-805973-2
  • 1-10-805973-2
EAN
  • 9781108059725 vol. 1 : br.
  • 9781108059732 vol. 2 : br.
Appartient à la collection
  • Cambridge library collection Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009
Note(s)
  • Index
Note sur l'original reproduit
  • Fac-sim. de l'éd. originale, Londres : R. H. Laurie, 1851
Résumé ou extrait
  • La 4e de couv. du 1er vol. indique : "The English geographer and hydrographer Alexander George Findlay (1812-75) had observed that navigators of his time had to consult a considerable number of documents to gather the information they needed to sail the Pacific Ocean safely. Not only was this highly impractical, it also exposed seafarers to conflicting information that could lead to their demise. First published in 1851, this two-volume nautical directory, compiled by Findlay from reputable sources, provided seamen with a single comprehensive and authoritative reference work. This first volume covers the shores of the Pacific and is a collection of nautical coordinates, sailing instructions and detailed descriptions of the topography of the coastlines, as well as the winds, currents and tides affecting them. An invaluable resource for navigators of the nineteenth century, this work remains of great interest to geographers and scholars of nautical history."
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